HARARE – Urban grooves legend Decibel says the genre is not dead but has metamorphosed into various music styles. Decibel, whose hits Nakai and Chido made him the darling of music fans in the early 2000s, told the Daily News on Sunday that those who are “harping” about the demise of urban grooves are doing…
HARARE – Lady Squanda — the self-proclaimed Zimdancehall queen — has been associated with controversy ever since she burst onto Zimbabwe’s music scene about a decade ago. But even her staunchest supporters concede that the 25-year- old’s recent assault of upcoming comedian Skimbo Ziso Regondo Matika pushed her already battered reputation into revolting doldrums. Two…
HARARE – Veteran dendera artiste Allan Chimbetu says the recent launch of his latest album Covenant does not signal his return to music on a fulltime basis. The young brother of late music legend Simon Chimbetu has in the past dabbled into gold panning and the repairing of mobile phones among other supplementary businesses. “I am…
HARARE – Last Thursday’s dramatic decision by restless war veterans to cut ties with President Robert Mugabe has spooked the warring governing Zanu PF, amid growing fears that the fall-out could trigger mass arrests and detentions of leaders of the former freedom fighters. And as expected, Mugabe’s panicking government came out guns blazing yesterday, warning…
HARARE – Former Vice President Joice Mujuru has come out strongly in support of war veterans, who served divorce papers on President Robert Mugabe on Thursday, telling them to resist all fear and intimidation by the nonagenarian’s rattled government. Addressing a huge crowd that turned up in Marondera for her maiden rally in Mashonaland East…
HARARE – As the economy continues to tumble, many Zimbabweans are now unknowingly suffering from mental illnesses that could only get worse, a leading a psychiatrist has warned. David Mukwekwezeke, a senior resident medical officer at Parirenyatwa hospital said in an opinion piece that although the incident may be purely coincidental, medical research corroborates the…
HARARE – The government’s announcement that it will suspend licencing of prospective radio stations has triggered outpouring anger from media groups which see this as a plot to further cement Zanu PF’s control of the broadcasting services sector. Information, Media and Broadcasting Services minister Christopher Mushowe told Parliament last week that government is planning to…
HARARE – As Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa runs around to secure $1,8 billion to clear the country’s arrears to multi-lateral lenders, most experts have remained sceptical, arguing Zimbabwe’s problems can only end with leadership change. In an effort that has been described as futile by most, the treasury chief has extended the country’s begging bowl…
HARARE – Finding their voices against President Robert Mugabe activists and opposition parties have dared to dream, but some of those who openly challenged the 92-year-old strongman have found themselves locked up and hauled before the courts. From Acie Lumumba who used the F-word against Mugabe, to vendors leader like Stern Zvorwadza, prosecutors have been…
HARARE – “The farmer will never be happy again; he carries his heart in his boots; for either the rain is destroying his grain or the drought is destroying his roots,” English satirist and novelist Alan Herbert has been mostly right ever since he penned the verse in 1922. Faced with the annual increase in…
